A touch screen panel including a base substrate, a first touch electrode disposed on the base substrate and including a first sensing electrode disposed along a first direction and a first sensing connection portion connected to the first sensing electrode and having a first width, an insulation layer disposed on the first touch electrode, and a second touch electrode disposed on the insulation layer and including a second sensing electrode disposed along a second direction crossing the first direction and a second sensing connection portion connected to the second sensing electrode and having a second width. The second width is equal to or greater than one and a half times the first width.
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1. A touch screen panel, comprising: a base substrate; a first touch electrode disposed on the base substrate, the first touch electrode comprising a plurality of first sensing electrodes disposed along a first direction and a first sensing connection portion disposed between and connected to each of the first sensing electrodes along the first direction, the first sensing connection portion having a first width in a plan view; an insulation layer disposed on the first touch electrode; and a second touch electrode disposed on the insulation layer, the second touch electrode comprising a plurality of second sensing electrodes disposed along a second direction crossing the first direction and a second sensing connection portion disposed between and connected to each of the second sensing electrodes along the second direction, the second sensing connection portion having a second width in the plan view, wherein: the plurality of first sensing electrodes and the first sensing connection portion are arranged in a first layer; the plurality of second sensing electrodes and the second sensing connection portion are arranged in a second layer different from the first layer; the second width is equal to or greater than one and a half times the first width, and less than or equal to two and a half times the first width; the first sensing connection portion comprises: a first sub-sensing connecting portion disposed adjacent to the plurality of first sensing electrodes and having a third width in the plan view; and a second sub-sensing connecting portion connecting the first sub-sensing connecting portions and having a fourth width in the plan view; and the fourth width is less than the third width.
2. The touch screen panel of claim 1 , wherein the first touch electrode comprises indium tin oxide (“ITO”) or indium zinc oxide (“IZO”).
3. The touch screen panel of claim 1 , wherein the second touch electrode comprises a silver nanowire.
4. The touch screen panel of claim 1 , wherein the first width is equal to or greater than 100 micrometers.
5. The touch screen panel of claim 1 , wherein the second width is equal to or greater than 150 micrometers.
6. The touch screen panel of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises a dry film photoresist.
7. The touch screen panel of claim 6 , wherein a sum of a thickness of the insulation layer and a thickness of the second touch electrode is equal to or greater than 3 micrometers and equal to or less than 30 micrometers.
8. The touch screen panel of claim 1 , wherein the first touch electrode comprises indium tin oxide (“ITO”) or indium zinc oxide (“IZO”).
9. The touch screen panel of claim 8 , wherein the second touch electrode comprises a silver nanowire.
10. The touch screen panel of claim 8 , wherein the first width is equal to or greater than 100 micrometers.
11. The touch screen panel of claim 8 , wherein the second width is equal to or greater than 150 micrometers.
12. The touch screen panel of claim 8 , wherein the insulation layer comprises a dry film photoresist.
13. The touch screen panel of claim 12 , wherein a sum of a thickness of the insulation layer and a thickness of the second touch electrode is equal to or greater than 3 micrometers and equal to or less than 30 micrometers.
14. A method of manufacturing a touch screen panel comprising, the method comprising: forming a first touch electrode on a base substrate; forming an insulation layer on the first touch electrode; and forming a second touch electrode on the insulation layer, wherein forming the first touch electrode comprises: forming a plurality of first sensing electrodes in a first direction; and forming a first sensing connection portion with a first width in a plan view between each of the first sensing electrodes to connect the first sensing electrodes in the first direction, wherein forming the second touch electrode comprises: forming a plurality of second sensing electrodes in a second direction crossing the first direction; and forming a second sensing connection portion with a second width in the plan view between each of the second sensing electrodes to connect the second sensing electrodes in the second direction, and wherein: the plurality of first sensing electrodes and the first sensing connection portion are arranged in a first layer; the plurality of second sensing electrodes and the second sensing connection portion are arranged in a second layer different from the first layer; the second width is equal to or greater than one and a half times the first width, and less than or equal to two and a half times the first width; forming the first sensing connection portion comprises: forming a first sub-sensing connecting portion with a third width in the plan view disposed adjacent to the plurality of first sensing electrodes; and forming a second sub-sensing connecting portion with a fourth width in the plan view connecting the first sub-sensing connecting portions; and the fourth width is less than the third width.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first touch electrode comprises indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO), and the second touch electrode comprises a silver nanowire.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first width is equal to or greater than 100 micrometers, and the second width is equal to or greater than 150 micrometers.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the insulation layer comprises a dry film photoresist.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein a sum of a thickness of the insulation layer and a thickness of the second touch electrode is equal to or greater than 3 micrometers and equal to or less than 30 micrometers.
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